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Remembering the Gutsy and Hilarious Apollo Astronaut Jim McDivitt
Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who commanded the important Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions – both crucial for NASA's…
Comet NEOWISE Was Spiraling and Spinning as it Passed by Earth
Earlier this week, we shared an image of Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. And now,…
America’s Pioneering Astronauts Honored with new ‘Heroes and Legends’ Attraction at Kennedy Space Center
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - America’s pioneering astronauts who braved the perils of the unknown and put their…
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Gallery: Spacesuits Are Amazing Human-Protection Machines
Did you know it's been nearly 50 years since the first spacewalk? On March 18, 1965, Russian Alexei Leonov ventured…
REAL Images of Eclipses Seen From Space
That 'amazing astro-shot that isn’t' is making the rounds of 'ye ole web again. You know the one. “See an…
Relive The Joy Of Spacewalking During America’s First EVA, 49 Years Ago Today
In five decades of spacewalks, we challenge you to find a set of photos that more fully represents the potential…
Direct Image of an Exoplanet 155 Light Years Away
Chalk up another benchmark in the fascinating and growing menagerie of extra-solar planets. This week, an international team of researchers…
Best Ever Astronaut ‘Selfies’
"Talk about a selfie!" wrote former astronaut Clay Anderson on Twitter yesterday (Oct. 1). He posted that comment along with…
The Epitome of Cool: Neil Armstrong and David Scott, 1966
So, you've just endured a harrowing experience where your orbiting spacecraft has gone wildly out of control. You somehow --…
Survival: Terrifying Moments in Space Flight
Space is a dangerous and sometimes fatal business, but happily there were moments where a situation happened and the astronauts…